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Well that’s them away. In a very typically Scottish environment, I stood blinded by the April sun as I was scraping the ice off the windows amid the odd flury of snow. God speed… With my awesome “packing a vehicle” skill (one of my real superpowers), they all fit without any parts sticking out theContinue reading “It’s a Dogs Life Today Strikes Back!”

I got my pickaxe/mattock (not the same thing). A dinky one handed one, suitable for the task, and immediately uncovered a (sewage?) pipe. Thus work is paused. Carefully unraveling the lengthy strings of old garden lights, occupies a completely unreasonable amount of time, untill it occurs to me that – I’m not even going toContinue reading “It’s a Dog’s Life Today Returns”

It’s early, I was really hoping today would be the “long lie in day” but a run of 5 o’clock rises for day shift seems to have set in as a pattern, Tomorrow when I do need to be up, I’m sure I’ll be sound….. A vaguely weekly Dog’s life lets me digest and considerContinue reading “It’s A Dog’s Life Today too?”

I’m on holiday. Several days away from the coalface of public transport and accuracy, and as it happens, my wife, and slightly to my surprise, both boys, are going to visit her many relatives in the islands. I will be remaining here at Kilmarnock HQ with a lengthy task list, items of entertainment and personalContinue reading “It’s a Dog’s Life, Today”

I grew up in a house where the TV was the boss. We usually ate to the accompanyment of the News and “Nationwide”, and woe betide anyone who spoke through the weather. (Which was invariably; “possibly a bit of everything, with some rain” – that’s Scotland for you.) We had a VCR from my teenageContinue reading “It’s a Dog’s Life 67”

It’s been all about work this last week, my actual -day(night) job. While I frequently allude to these wage earning hours I don’t particularly ramble on about what I do, however sometimes there is just as much dogs life in those moments, as in any random falling down the stairs…. (I am a “Taxi Controller”Continue reading “It’s a Dogs Life 66”

(2 days late and a dollar short) I have not, infact, been drafted to serve in the Donbass, nor have I yet been the subject of a hack by Putin’s electronic hatchet men. No, just work, well work and a new car, well nightshift , new car , anniversary, and more work; equalls, scant minutesContinue reading “It’s a Dog’s Life”

I(we) have to buy a new(er) car. Ideally it will be an estate, with an automatic gearbox (Chris’ sole requirement), less than 9 years old, and maybe a hybrid….. Frankly we were a bit amazed that the old one passed the MOT. We had prepared mentally for an uneconomic figure for work needing done, butContinue reading “It’s a Dog’s Life 63”

Hello, my name is Tony, and I identify as; Sore. My pronouns are; Ouch! and Fthth! (“Fthth!” is my best effort at the sharp inhale through your teeth sound, made when you see something sore happening to someone else. Other people seem to use it a lot ). It’s been suggested that this may beContinue reading “It’s a Dogs Life 62”

I don’t often get any “downtime” at work these days. Between the recovering economy, the school work and the never ending admin, it’s frequently all go. However the job also involves bizzarre, and off the wall enquiries (from drivers and public), which can themselves be a “diversion” from the daily grind. So last night, myContinue reading “It’s a Dogs Life 61”